Quick response system and method for removing volatile compounds from contaminated water
a technology of volatile compounds and contaminated water, which is applied in the field of filtration systems, can solve the problems of high process cost, large number of products harmful to the environment and human health, and polluted land around the refinery
Active Publication Date: 2020-10-22
WP&E TECH & SOLUTIONS LLC
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The present invention describes a system and method for quickly removing volatile compounds from contaminated water. The system may include a preconditioning stage and can be used in a standalone configuration. Its technical effects include efficient and effective removal of harmful substances from water, minimizing the risk of environmental contamination.
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Though no waste products are theoretically produced by this distillation process, especially since the materials may be recycled or reprocessed in the refinery, the process of converting crude oil into useable fuels still generates a number of products that are harmful to the environment and human health.
Air pollution, for example, may be emitted from the stacks at a refinery or from leaking equipment within the refinery.
The land around the refinery can be polluted by the fallout from the air pollution or from any waste generated within the refinery that needs to be disposed of by dumping.
Water pollution from refineries, which may be of greatest concern, can be caused by any discharging of chemicals or spilling of oil from the refineries, and can have an impact as far as the flow of water can carry the spilled products.
The process can be expensive and sometimes is not feasible in certain sites due to the high loading of hydrocarbons, inability to connect with an incinerator, the presence of water or moisture, or high temperatures.
Such a device is also not portable, since it must be built into or as a part of a refinery facility.
This technology cannot be utilized as a standalone unit for such complex aqueous waste streams in manufacturing facilities.
Also, such technology is not economically feasible for aqueous streams with oils, coke, suspended solids, or with high inlet loadings in the range of 5000 parts per million (ppm) concentration by weight of VOCs in the aqueous waste stream.
This technology is also not available as a portable or standalone system.
Such a process, though, is negatively impacted by the presence of heavier insoluble oils, emulsions, suspended solids, and hydrocarbons in the water stream.
The process is also highly energy intensive, due to cryogenic cooling and condensing, resulting in higher energy costs and costs of operation.
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[0026]The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the described embodiments or the application and uses of the described embodiments. As used herein, the word “exemplary” or “illustrative” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any implementation described herein as “exemplary” or “illustrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other implementations. All of the implementations described below are exemplary implementations provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiments of the disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, which is defined by the claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding technical field, background, brief summary, or the following detailed description. It is also to be understood that the specific devices and processes illustrated in the a...
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Abstract
The quick response system and method for removing volatile compounds from contaminated water disclosed herein may comprise, at least, a preconditioning stage, a stripping stage, a condenser stage, a refrigeration stage, and a scrubber stage. The present invention relates to a portable system and method that can be deployed on an emergency or quick response basis to purify aqueous streams containing volatile organic compounds (VOC) and chlorinated hydrocarbons, collectively volatile compounds (VC), emitted from petroleum and chemical processing facilities. The system allows manufacturing facilities having internal cleanup issues to become compliant with environmental standards and guidelines quickly. Once the issues in the petroleum facility are fixed, this method can be demobilized and removed from the site in a short period of time.
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates in general to filtration systems, and, more specifically, to a quick response system and method for removing volatile compounds from contaminated water.COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE[0002]A portion of the disclosure of this patent application may contain material that is subject to copyright protection. The owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyrights whatsoever.[0003]Certain marks referenced herein may be common law or registered trademarks of third parties affiliated or unaffiliated with the applicant or the assignee. Use of these marks is by way of example and should not be construed as descriptive or to limit the scope of this invention to material associated only with such marks.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Petroleum refining involv...
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IPC IPC(8): C02F1/20B01D3/34B01D5/00B01D53/18
CPCB01D3/346B01D53/18C02F2103/365B01D5/0093C02F2101/322B01D5/006C02F1/20B01D53/002B01D53/1487B01D2257/708C02F1/001C02F2201/008C02F2101/36B01D5/0003B01D5/0027B01D5/0069B01D19/0005B01D53/1425B01D53/1493B01D2252/2056C02F1/004
Inventor PARTHASARATHY, HARIKRISHNAN
Owner WP&E TECH & SOLUTIONS LLC